crowding together
1Crowding — Crowd Crowd (kroud), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crowded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Crowding}.] [OE. crouden, cruden, AS. cr[=u]dan; cf. D. kruijen to push in a wheelbarrow.] 1. To push, to press, to shove. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To press or drive together; …
2crowding — noun a situation in which people or things are crowded together he didn t like the crowding on the beach • Derivationally related forms: ↑crowd • Hypernyms: ↑situation, ↑state of affairs • Hyponyms: ↑congestion, ↑ …
3crowding — n. pushing around, shoving aside, mobbing kraÊŠd n. public; large group of people; large number of objects grouped together v. gather together, group together; press in …
4crowding — A condition in which the teeth are crowded, assuming altered positions such as bunching, overlapping, displacement in various directions, torsiversion, etc. * * * crowd·ing (kroudґing) the condition in which the teeth are too close together and… …
5Macromolecular crowding — in the cytosol of cells alters the properties of macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. The phenomenon of macromolecular crowding alters the properties of molecules in a solution when high concentrations of macromolecules such as… …
6crowd together — verb to gather together in large numbers (Freq. 1) men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah • Syn: ↑crowd • Derivationally related forms: ↑crowd (for: ↑crowd), ↑cr …
7Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway — The Duke of Wellington s train and other locomotives being readied for departure from Liverpool, 15 September 1830 The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L M) took place on 15 September 1830 …
8Constipation — Con sti*pa tion, n. [L. constipatio a crowding together: cf. F. constipation.] 1. Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Fullness of matter, or a pretty …
9close — close1 [klōs] adj. closer, closest [ME clos < OFr < L clausus, pp. of claudere (see CLOSE2); senses under II from notion “with spaces or intervals closed up”] I denoting the fact or state of being closed or confined 1. shut; not open 2.… …
10Rembrandt van Rijn — ▪ Dutch artist Introduction in full Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn Rembrandt originally spelled Rembrant born July 15, 1606, Leiden, Netherlands died October 4, 1669, Amsterdam Dutch painter and printmaker, one of the greatest storytellers… …
